Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 22

She was making a spectacle of herself in front of him, and it was downright rude.

Elysia took several deep breaths in the shadows, working to calm her frazzled nerves.

Seeing her regain her composure, Tarquin’s voice was icy as he demanded, “Alright, spill it. What was yesterday’s fiasco all about?”

Elysia tilted her chin defiantly and countered, “What fiasco are you talking about?”

“Who whisked you away? Where did you two fly off to after that? And, what’s your angle with me? Are you after my money or are you gunning for my life?”

Elysia was flabbergasted, “When did I ever try to get close to you? Yesterday, you came knocking at my door and hauled me away, and then the building suddenly caught fire. I took the chance to run for it. I’m not after your cash, and I certainly didn’t…”

She paused, biting her lip. If he was that brute, she might indeed want to throttle him.

“And didn’t what?” Tarquin pressed.

Elysia pouted, muttering, “Didn’t want to take

your

life!”

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“Do you really think I’m buying any of this?” he bit back. “Well… believe it or not, I’m only telling you like it is!”

Tarquin asked, “So, where did you crash last night?”

He had sent people to the motel to look for her, but she was nowhere to be found. The motel owner aid they took off without even checking out.

With his current resources, if he couldn’t find someone in Jindale City, the biggest possibility was that man was covering their tracks well. And only someone with real skills could hide like that.

with the surveillance. She frowned and retorted, “What does it matter to you where I

a frosty look, and Elysia’s heart

quite intimidating

she’d been as fierce as a little tiger, but now, cooled down, she felt

on herself and grumbled, “That’s my

really just a private matter, or

you…” The thought of

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something, she huffed and pulled out her phone, showing him

here, I questioned my son about it. Sure, he scratched up your car, but look at this you started it by bullying. Evan did it to stand

the photo, his brow was furrowing.

the picture, a child’s tender leg was covered with a large bruise. It was painful

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that, probably your wife. That’s child abuse! I could take her to court for that!”

Tarquin was silent.

added, “The train station has cameras. If you don’t

what Nola was capable of. But what Nola did had nothing

your son did wreck my car.” He

and turned speechless.

in a marital relationship, she couldn’t

wrist was all you,” Tarquin

the bite mark on his wrist and shrank back, her bravado deflating.

she was at loss of words, “If

bars and leave your kids motherless, you better

“Clean about what?”

close to me.

“I told you that I had no intention of getting

didn’t believe her, “If you don’t tell the

the